This week, Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to his son Hunter, “for those offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024.”

There seems to be broad consensus that this is another blow to the Rule of Law, with the only disagreement being whether that’s a good thing or not, and exactly whose fault it is.

I’ve been hanging out on Bluesky just to see how the libs are taking things, and as far as I can tell, the mood is defiant — when Biden pardoned his son, things were different, and anyway it was never a “norm” that you can’t pardon your son for being your bagman in a criminal enterprise that possibly started a war, and anyway Trump is a Convicted Felon.

This is all to the good, because “Our Sacred Norms” are pretty much the only reason these people can give that they shouldn’t be prosecuted in military tribunals.